The Supreme Court’s controversial Fourth Amendment decision in Maryland v. King determined that a State’s interests in investigating crimes outweigh the privacy interests of those suspected of crimes.
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Despite evidence of racial bias in the past prosecution of death penalty cases, Governor McCrory repealed the Racial Justice Act, resuming executions without an appeals mechanism for defendants whose sentences were affected by race.
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Teenagers that do not fully comprehend the legal ramifications of sending sexually explicit text messages are finding themselves labeled as convicted sex offenders for the rest of their lives.
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Drones continue to make headlines, as the President tries to supervise military drones while further drone usages continue to be found at home.
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On the morning of June 24, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States was set to announce its decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. Many Americans believed the opinion would be landmark, a definitive ruling on the long-debated issue of affirmative action in college admissions policies. The Court, instead, announced what arguably could be described as a non-decision (pdf). No definition was provided for “critical mass” and other affirmative action buzzwords. No hard
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Two North Carolina bills aim to allow student organizations the option of restricting leadership based on ideology, but the bills carry the potential to face critical Constitutional issues.
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The popular website may provide the court with an efficient source for words undefined elsewhere, but critics debate whether the perks are worth the risks of misinterpretation and unreliability.
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Interns working in unpaid positions may finally be getting the compensation they desire by filing lawsuits.
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When vocal advocates are on the losing side of a judicial decision, a common reaction has been to demand an end to lifetime tenure. But this “solution” may cause more problems than it would solve.
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The Supreme Court refuses to hear tobacco companies’ challenge to the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals considered First Amendment rights and ruled in favor of a former law student by issuing a protective order for anonymous speech.
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Despite widespread state adoption of media shield laws, there remains no statutory equivalent at the federal level.
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Leading questions ordinarily allowed on cross-examination can be entirely inappropriate on direct-examination, but this does not mean only non-leading questions are permitted on direct.
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Businesses take steps to fight negative online reviews of their products and services, causing some to rethink their online activity.
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Travelers on board disaster-stricken cruise ships seek legal remedies, and one politician urges the enactment of new legislation to protect passengers’ rights.
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